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Israeli Foreign Minister: Hezbollah Endangers Lebanon, Region

Flares are fired from northern Israel over the southern Lebanese border village of Aita al-Shaab, on October 28,2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
Flares are fired from northern Israel over the southern Lebanese border village of Aita al-Shaab, on October 28,2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
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Israeli Foreign Minister: Hezbollah Endangers Lebanon, Region

Flares are fired from northern Israel over the southern Lebanese border village of Aita al-Shaab, on October 28,2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
Flares are fired from northern Israel over the southern Lebanese border village of Aita al-Shaab, on October 28,2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Sunday that Hezbollah endangers the security of Lebanon and that of the entire region.

The Minister wrote on his X account that, “If this threat is not removed diplomatically, we will not hesitate to take military action.”

In a meeting with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna, Cohen said: “We discussed preventing war in the north by distancing Hezbollah from the border with Israel, in accordance with UN Resolution 1701.”

He then affirmed that the fight against “Iranian-funded terrorist organizations” is not only in the interest of Israel, but of the entire western world.

Since the conflict between Hamas and Israel started in the Gaza Strip last October 7, Hezbollah has launched rocket attacks on Israel on a near-daily basis.

In return, Israel shelled the south of Lebanon with airstrikes and artillery, killing tens of Hezbollah fighters and civilians.

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US Sanctions Group That Builds Illegal West Bank Settlements, with Close Ties to Israeli Govt

A general view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat ,Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP)
A general view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat ,Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP)
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US Sanctions Group That Builds Illegal West Bank Settlements, with Close Ties to Israeli Govt

A general view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat ,Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP)
A general view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat ,Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP)

The US has imposed sanctions on organizations and firms involved in illegal settlement development in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including a decades-old group that has close ties with Israeli leadership.

US Treasury Department sanctioned Amana, the largest organization involved in illegal settlement development in the West Bank, and its subsidiary on Monday.

Already sanctioned by Britain and Canada, Amana is one of the major funders and supporters of unauthorized settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Peace Now, a settlement tracking group, says its assets are valued at around 600 million Israeli shekels, or about $160 million, and that it has a yearly budget stretching into tens of millions of shekels.

Among other things, the sanctions deny the people and firms access to any property or financial assets held in the US and prevent US companies and citizens from doing business with them.

The Associated Press previously reported that the sanctions measures have had minimal impact, instead emboldening settlers as attacks and land-grabs escalate, according to Palestinians in the West Bank, local rights groups and sanctioned Israelis who spoke to AP.

Israel captured the West Bank along with east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians want those territories for their hoped-for future state.